https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/ Sanity in health and fitness. Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-63272 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 02:04:31 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-63272 3 years ago I also struggled with many health issues, and when I started having severe blood pressure spikes I realized I had to deal with my obesity. I took up intermittent fasting which worked very well for me (I lost 70 pounds and now am in the middle of my healthy weight range). But I still struggled with chronic shoulder pain due to a shoulder impingement/frozen shoulder. The pain was so bad it kept me awake at night and often I would be in tears due to pain and lack of sleep. It was with me about 3 years. I started lifting weights as part of my shoulder rehab…part of my problem was weakness and imbalance in my shoulders due to decades of working hunched over a computer. At first, I could do no more than 5 pound dumbells and that was crazy hard. But I have been pain free for 6 months now, and recently have started “lifting heavy”. I can deadlift my bodyweight now and getting stronger every day and feeling younger and in better shape than I have ever been in my life aat 46. Anyway, thank you for your wonderful blog. It inspires me!

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-62831 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:43:33 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-62831 […] HOW I DEAL WITH CHRONIC PAIN ::: Go Kaleo […]

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-62622 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 04:23:02 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-62622 Thanks from me too – very interesting. Polymyalgia Rheumatica here then a deterioration of an existing knee injury while I was struggling with the PMR. Physiotherapy saved me. The physio has taught me selected pilates which target the quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes, and as you say, support the knee. Exercise is definitely a way to stay relatively pain free.

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-62507 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:08:43 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-62507 Thank you for posting your experiences here. It is not something I deal with but I know you help many!

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-61831 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:35:04 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-61831 […] on the journey of living well with chronic pain, head to Go Kaleo (no, NOT the Paleo diet!), and read this post by someone who knows what dealing with chronic pain is like. I think Amber demonstrates flexible […]

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-61827 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 19:57:26 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-61827 This is a great post, I’d like to share it with my readers at Healthskills4Pain. I also live with chronic pain, and I’m passionate that people with chronic pain are given accurate, research-based information about what does and doesn’t have scientific support. It’s also incredibly important to me that people with chronic pain are encouraged to see that it’s not a death sentence, nor even a life sentence – it’s possible to have a wonderfully rich and active life despite having chronic pain. Thanks so much for posting.

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-61807 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:02:45 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-61807 Thanks for sharing. I have about 30kg to lose, and huge amounts of pain in my body. I know being lighter will help the pain management, but the pain was terrible before I gained weight. I have cleaned up my diet hugely, but diet alone isn’t cutting it. But how do you get in exercise to get fitter and lighter when exercise exacerbates your pain? So I sit on my ass more and get heavier. Horrible circle that I am trying to get out of. Have been on a couple of kinds of pain meds a couple years ago, they did nothing, but might be time to try another kind…

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-61803 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:53:41 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-61803 Right there with you sistah! Having a spinal fusion 6 years ago, arthritis is one of the things I deal with daily. Exercise improves it so much. I, too do not shy away from pain meds when I need them and, I find glucosamine does help, you actually don’t realize it until you stop taking it for a while '?

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-61801 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:28:55 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-61801 I wish I could write with laser-beam focus like you can! I agree 100% I was a very young recipient of two titanium hips because of my OsteoArthrits. I want to write about my journey but I go off on tangents…but, like you, I tried everything you mentioned and then some…including too many years of pain, no meds, and enduring all the “heal-yourself” comments and suggestions with my “healing” community.
Thank you for this post. Keep up the good work!

]]> https://gokaleo.com/2014/02/15/how-i-deal-with-chronic-pain/#comment-61796 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:19:02 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2460#comment-61796 Thanks for posting your journey. I’ve had two frozen shoulders – very painful – one for three years and the other for two. What I learned from the first was the worsening effects of physical therapy. Sometimes all you can do is leave it alone and wait!

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